For the Love of Golf: An A-to-Z Primer for Golf Fans of All Ages
By Frederick C. Klein and Mark Anderson
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For the Love of Golf - Frederick C. Klein
A
is for
St. Andrews,
Where Scotsmen with crooks
Invented the game and
Put rules on the books.
GAMES INVOLVING STICKS AND BALLS DATE TO ROMAN TIMES, but the one that evolved into the modern game of golf was developed by Scotsmen on the duneland along the North Sea near the city of Edinburgh. One of the earliest golfing groups was formed in the middle 18th century in the seaside town of St. Andrews. It became the Royal and Ancient Golf Club, which formulated the first set of rules for the sport in 1754 and administered them internationally for many years thereafter. The Old Course at St. Andrews, still the R&A’s headquarters, is no mere relic. Lengthened to accommodate the modern game, it’s one of a half dozen courses that take turns hosting the British Open, one of the sport’s four annual major